Khalid first released “Location” from his SoundCloud on August 20th, 2016 but neither he nor the song were on my radar until December when I found him on Apple Music’s Hot Tracks list. The minute he heard Syk play the beat, he knew where the song was headed, “it kind of just reminded me of this digital, cellphone-type text or ringtone,” he recalled during his breakdown of the lyrics with Genius. Is there even another way for an 18-year old kid to draw inspiration? Similar to what Erykah Badu did on her last mixtape, But You Caint Use My Phone, Khalid’s narrative of his relationship in “Location” stems from a digital standpoint. He took the beat back home with him to El Paso, Texas and finished it off by speaking from his own experience with his muse, which in this case, was a girl he had been texting. You know teenager stuff.When Khalid was in the process of writing “Location,” the biggest hit off his debut album American Teen, he was in Atlanta working with Syk Sense (producer of Drake’s “Draft Day”). In 8Teen, he's concerned his mom is going to kill him because his car smells like weed. Songs like Young Dumb & Broke and Another Sad Love Song convey emotions most teenagers have, but his songwriting shines when he's specific and intimate. His debut album American Teen was a sincere look at what he believes it's like to be a young person nowadays. Khalid doesn't really record outright dance tracks, but he doesn't have a lot of ballads, either. He sings like a person who's seen some stuff.
There's a richness to his voice, a kind of grace, too. People thought he was easily 10 years older. It was one of the first songs he ever wrote. Khalid's breakthrough single was called Location. He's currently on a stadium tour with Ed Sheeran. Plus, he has billions of plays on streaming apps. R&B singer Khalid has recorded about a dozen legitimate hit songs. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: Khalid performs during the 2021 Black Entrepreneurs Day at The Apollo Theater on Octoin New York City.
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